Identifying Information

Atomic Number: 45

Mass Number: 103

Protons: 45

Electrons: 45

Nuetrons: 58

It's located in group 9 period 5

How it was discovered

-Discovered in 1803, in England by William Hyde Wollastan

-William Hyde Wollaston discovered Rhodium shortly after discovering Palladium. He found Rhodium from a sample of a Platinum ore in South America. After he had removed the Palladium and Platinum he was left with a dark red powder. That powder was Sodium Rhodium Chloride.

Applications and Uses

Rhodium is a very hard element to obtain. When obtained Rhodium is used for mostly jewelry purposes. Rhodium is involved in a process called electroplating. That basically means to coat. They electroplate white gold or platinum with a reflective coating. This process is used in jewelry making as well as Rhodium process of coating silver to prevent tarnishing during wear.